LESSON 1: Vietnamese Vowels

09/09/11 • 16 min

There are 29 letters in the Vietnamese alphabet. They are A, Ă, Â, B, C, D, Đ, E, Ê, G, H, I K, L, M ,N, O, Ô, Ơ, P, Q, R, S, T, V, U, Ư, X, Y. - A (1) and its variations- Ă (2), Â (3) The order you hear should be 1, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2. Key to the dictation task: Ă, Â, A, Â, A, Ă - E (1) and Ê (2) The order you hear should be 1, 1, 1, 2 Key to the dictation exercise: Ê, Ê, E, Ê - O (1) and its variations Ô (2), Ơ (3) The order you hear should be 1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1 Key to the dictation exercise: O, Ô, O, Ơ, Ô, Ô - U (1) and Ư (2) The order you hear should be 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1 Key to the dictation exercise: U, Ư, Ư, U - Y and I Y: i dài I: i ngắn - The final dictation task should be in this order: E,O, A, U, Ă, Ô, Ư, Ơ, Y, Â, Ê, I.

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Vietnamese lesson 2: Consonants

There are 17 consonants in total in the Vietnamese alphabet. They are B, C, D, Đ, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X For Southerners, we pronounce X and S the same way as xờ. So as to tell them apart when it comes to writing, we use xờ xe for X and xờ sẻ for S. Children are taught to use Bờ for B and Bê for P. From now on, I’ll use B bê for B and B phở for P. Some common phrases: XIN CHAO: hello LAM ƠN/ VUI LONG: please XIN LÔI: sorry/ excuse me CAM ƠN: thank you XIN CHIA BUÔN: condolences CHUC MƯNG SINH NHÂT: happy birthday CHUC MƯNG NĂM MƠI: happy new year TUÂN SAU GĂP LAI: see you next week As for how to say these phrases, come and listen to me on the next episodes.